Challenge

Estadio Olímpico
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tomas Illescas started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Cats and dogs getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Felix Emmanuel hit a great ball. Tomas Illescas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Joe Camp when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 5 minutes into the match, Cats and dogs's Nicolas Hamard sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jonathan Ferrant narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Venezuela's Alex Chicote got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nicolas Hamard in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jonathan Ferrant saved Venezuela from getting behind. After 18 minutes of play, Cats and dogs's Felix Emmanuel made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jonathan Ferrant was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 22nd minute, Felix Emmanuel made a precise shot to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. Venezuela's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. If Patricio Costa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Nicolas Hamard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jonathan Ferrant was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Jonathan Ferrant showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Felix Emmanuel, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 38th minute Nicolas Hamard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jonathan Ferrant saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Felix Emmanuel in the 41st minute of play forced Venezuela's goalkeeper Jonathan Ferrant to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 45th minute, Alex Chicote hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 47 minutes, Felix Emmanuel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cats and dogs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Felix Emmanuel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The Venezuela players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cats and dogs were winning 0-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Felix Emmanuel made a kick off. After some careless play in the Venezuela defense, Nicolas Hamard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonathan Ferrant. The Venezuela fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonathan Ferrant should have stopped the shot. Felix Emmanuel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Jonathan Ferrant made a huge save. Venezuela's Jonathan Ferrant proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Venezuela from getting a goal against them. 57 minutes into the game, Tomas Illescas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Venezuela's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cats and dogs the free kick. In the 64th minute, Cats and dogs's Felix Emmanuel dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. Jonathan Ferrant made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nicolas Hamard in the 69th minute of play. If Tomas Illescas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nicolas Hamard's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jonathan Ferrant read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. In the 87th match minute, Venezuela was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Patricio Costa to maneuver through the defense. The Venezuela supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Cats and dogs's performance. The match ended with a win for Cats and dogs.